Simply Stu Your Goat, Right Away

Day 5

Thursday 13th September

Yup, it’s going to be hard to hand the bike back tomorrow. I’ve used no other transport all week*, and once the order of ceremonies is worked out for preparing (jacket on, unlock lock, lock into bag, bag onto back, key into ignition, helmet on, gloves on, choke on, start, choke off, climb on, roll off stand, into gear, look over shoulder, go) it’s not too much hassle getting kitted up for each journey. I’ve done well over 100 miles and put in about £7 of fuel, which is nice. The controls have become instinctive which means I can concentrate on a) what’s going on around me, and b) enjoyment.

(*that’s a little white lie, I took my car up to where I’m dropping the bike off because I only have a lunch-break to drop off and get back to work)

Written by stu

September 13th, 2007 at 11:59 pm

Posted in Bike

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  1. You’ve been having a lot of fun, haven’t you?

    Lordhutton

    14 Sep 07 at 8:41 am

  2. I have. But I’ve been learning lots, too which is the important bit.

    stu

    14 Sep 07 at 8:44 am

  3. Agree with your comments yesterday and all car drivers needing to do a CBT, I’ve always thought that part of the car driving test should be an appreciation of all other road users, from bikes to HGV and Bus driving. You can completly master you own vehicle but you wont get far if you don’t know the first thing about other road users and how they behave…

    Mr H

    14 Sep 07 at 10:00 am

  4. Yup. Like this morning, I had the old “truck in the right lane, signalling left”. I wonder how many people think “stupid truck” and how many think “what a massive vehicle… I’d hate to have to negotiate one of those around tight corners”.

    stu

    14 Sep 07 at 10:02 am

  5. Having spent time in Oz and the US in 2004, I can’t help notice how URGENT everyone is here on the roads. If we drove as alertly as the Brits and left as much room as the yanks, I’m sure there’d be a lot less road rage and fewer spills. As I’ve gained experience on the road over the years, if there’s one thing I’ve learned it’s that you really DON’T know what the other person is thinking! More space FTW!

    Uh, that should probably have gone on my own blog!

    sweavo

    14 Sep 07 at 11:57 am

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